curlydoc Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 I have been using my 2011 Ram 2500 diesel Laramie (6 foot bed, non dually) as my tow vehicle for 5th wheels for 7 years and have hadno problems with it. This year I had to get snow tires (Blizzaks) to get around without a 5er attached here in Minnesota. The Blizzaks cannot be used in warm weather and are really not appropriate for towing. My 5er is a Cedar Creek 41 feet with loaded weight of 15, 700 measured. The last set of all season tires were Yokohama 10 plies, and they only lasted two years of full timing (about 30,000 miles). I am thinking I should buy a new set of wheels and a set of appropriate tires for warm weather and RVing. So, two questions. First, steel or aluminum wheels? Second, specific tire recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 I would go with steel, as it would be cheaper. Unless you can find a set of take off’s for sale. There is a Bridgestone tire that has gotten a GREAT review by a Ram owner that has over 300k On his 2014or 2015 Ram. And he has gone through many sets of tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 I was getting 35-40k miles on Michelin LTX A/T2. But I was HARD on them. A more normal driver they would last much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray,IN Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 I always used B.F. Goodrich T/A commercial tires on my dually. I figured if the bean-counters at UPS found them good enough, so would I. I towed a 15,500# 5er about 80K miles and never had a single tire problem on the truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) On 1/4/2018 at 9:46 PM, Ray,IN said: I always used B.F. Goodrich T/A commercial tires on my dually. That's is what I'm running on my single wheel truck also. Edited January 23, 2018 by Kirk Wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsonhr Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) I'm leaning towards an off-road choice, probably a Nitto Grappler tires or much more heavy-duty Toyo tires. Edited January 25, 2018 by samsonhr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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